I watched the teens running with friends along the riverFlowing from the snows of the Himalayas,They jumped into the water, they collected pebblesThat captivated their eyes and their senses.They ate, they drank, they made merry…
Good Friday
It was not good for the treeWhose only guilt was to grow tall,To grow strong, To grow straight. [auth]It was not good for the soldierWhose duty was already stained redAnd now whose heart was black.…
Teach me to fast!
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Out to dance
[auth] - By Christine Evangelou And that’s the thing about hopeShe springs out of nowhereAt the glimpse of possibilityOn the breeze of a beliefThe faint chatter of faith…‘Cause hope is far mightierThan a passing pauseAnd…
To whom do God’s angels sing?
[auth] These are ‘the shepherds’ in His sightWho keep watch over ‘flocks’ by night;The milkman, watchman, paper-boys,Who forego many of life’s joysTo stay on watch beside their ‘sheep’,And to their tasks devotion keepThe nurses, mothers,…
What will I do for Mary’s babe?
His unfathomable love gently flowedAmong the least, the last and the lostThe shepherds and the Magi bowedBefore Mary’s babe, the Lord of hostsWhat have I done for the One who is born? [auth] From heavenly…
Rosary on the Rearview Mirror
by Tim Emminger [auth] Guide me as I travel here and thereIf I should lose controlTake the wheel; save my soul Rosary on the rearview mirrorCrucifix I hold in my handLord bless meAs I travel…
Beneath Your Blue Veil
[auth] Beneath Thy protracted blue veil52 euphoric saints call thee ‘Hail’Diverse ethos, stories, all kneeling as oneWith the triumph of Thy heavenly mission doneOnce sinners, none spurned and punishedSins and history now chiefly erasedA dream…
My Dear Motherland
Burning fires shout the secretIt’s hate and cunning that birthed this strifeThose who laugh with hateful gleeForget that hate doesn’t win, they’ll see [auth] Wombs fear the fire and hate,Wondering if they should procreateShould we…